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A group of Italian researchers say they’ve cracked a 4,500‑year‑old riddle by finding a second Sphinx lying buried opposite the famous lion‑bodied colossus in Egypt.

They say a clue to its existence was etched in stone tucked between the original Sphinx’s paws on the Giza Plateau, near the Great Pyramids.

An ancient slab called the 'Dream Stele' appears to show not one, but two sphinxes guarding the pyramids in perfect mirror symmetry.

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Engineer Filippo Biondi and his team have used remote scans to track subtle ground signals and trace geometry lines from the Pyramids of Khafre and Khufu, claiming they lead to a 'small mountain' of sand nearby.

The team insists the sand is not covering bedrock, but instead a massive carved structure below.

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Early readings, they say, reveal dense vertical features and horizontal passages that echo known shafts and tunnels beneath the existing Sphinx.

According to Biondi, he is 80% sure of the find and says the researchers have sketched a formal plan to present to Egyptian authorities, pinpointing potential access points between the Great Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre.

One sizable shaft, allegedly blocked by debris, could be the key to unlocking a wider, hidden network under Giza, he told the Matt Beall Limitless podcast.

However, they might struggle to convince the authorities. Renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, the former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, has long rubbished 'second Sphinx' talk, saying the area’s been pinvbestigated for decades with nothing to show for it.

Hawass was also dismissive of an earlier claim from Biondi last year that there is a secret, underground city beneath the Pyramid of Khafre in Giza

He said the idea was "completely wrong and has no scientific basis", describing the use of radar as "false" and that the techniques were "not scientifically approved nor validated".